ELON, N.C. – Following a series sweep of UMass Lowell over the weekend, Elon University baseball is set to host No. 17 East Carolina for a 4 p.m. midweek tilt this Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Latham Park.

COVERAGE
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PITCHING MATCHUPS

Elon	No. 17 East Carolina
Fr. RH Ian Evans (0-1, 9.00)	Jr. RH Trystan Kimmel (0-0, 3.00)

THE SERIES
The Pirates (6-1) lead the all-time series 51-31-1. The teams met twice last year, with then-No.11 ECU taking a Feb. 27 game 5-3 in Greenville, N.C. Elon then hosted the second game on April 16, which saw the No.12-ranked Pirates win by a score of 9-4. The Phoenix is looking for its first win in the series since March 2, 2016 when Elon bested the No. 16-ranked Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings.

ABOUT EAST CAROLINA
ECU swept William & Mary to start the season before dropping a 7-2 game at Campbell last Wednesday, Feb. 19. ECU is coming off a series sweep of Georgia Southern this past weekend in Greenville, N.C. The teams ended up playing a doubleheader on Sunday due to weather in the area.

Thomas Francisco leads ECU at the plate with a .455 (10-for-22) clip. Bryson Worrell follows with a .417 (10-for-24) average and Connor Norby is hitting .333 (8-for-24). Alec Burleson (.308) has scored a team-high seven runs, while Francisco has driven in seven. As a team, the Pirates are batting .291. Trystan Kimmel is expected to get the start on the mound. The junior right-hander owns a 0-0 record with a 3.00 ERA in four appearances out of the pen. He has allowed one earned run on five hits and three walks while fanning four in 3.0 innings pitched.

ECU advanced to its fifth Super Regional in program history in 2019 and was picked to win the American Athletic Conference in the league's preseason coaches' poll. Burleson was named the Preseason Player of the Year, while classmate Jake Kuchmaner was selected Preseason Pitcher of the Year. The Pirates are currently ranked No. 17 by the NCBWA, No. 20 by Baseball America, No. 21 by D1Baseball, and No. 24 by Collegiate Baseball.

KENNEDY REACHES WIN NO. 750
Elon's Opening Weekend sweep of Delaware State brought Elon head coach Mike Kennedy to 750 career wins, all while leading the Phoenix. The program's all-time winningest coach, he currently owns an all-time record of 753-572-3 (.568). The skipper is in his 24th season.

PHOENIX SWEEPS UMASS LOWELL
Elon had another solid weekend at Latham Park as the maroon and gold picked up its second series sweep in as many weeks. The Phoenix opened this past weekend with a 10-0 shutout of the River Hawks and followed with a 5-2 final on Saturday to clinch the series win. With the guests looking to rally from an early 5-0 deficit in Sunday's finale, Joe Sprake earned his second save in as many days to help Elon to the 5-4 final.

The team enters Tuesday looking to defend its 6-0 mark when playing at home. Elon's 6-1 start to the 2020 season marks the best by the program since 2014.

CRANSTON AND WETHERBEE MAKE TOP PERFORMERS LISTS
Tyler Cranston had a career day last Friday as he led the Phoenix with a 4-for-5 effort at the plate. The sophomore out of Scottsdale, Ariz. hit his first career home run, doubled, scored once, and drove in two runs. Started Jared Wetherbee also had a solid outing, picking up his first win of the season while pitching 7.0 shutout innings. The junior left-hander tallied 11 strikeouts and held the River Hawks to two hits and one walk. He was one punch out shy of his career best and retired 12 straight batters to start the game. The pair were included in D1Baseball's Top Performers Lists.

CAREER FIRSTS
In addition to Cranston going deep for the first time, J.P. Sponseller also went yard in last Friday's rout of UML with a two-run shot in the bottom of the third inning. On Saturday, start Spencer Bauer picked up his first career win after limiting the River Hawks to one run on two hits and three walks. The Manasquan, N.J. native struck out six batters through 6.0 complete innings. The game also marked the first career start for Willie Havens, who batted as the designated hitter.

ELON IN THE RANKINGS
Through games played on Feb. 23, Elon ranks eighth in the nation with two shutouts, 16th with six sacrifice bunts, 17th with six sacrifice flies, 24th in win-loss percentage (.857), and 33rd in hits allowed per nine innings (6.10). Garrett Stonehouse is tied for the national lead with four sac bunts and is third with 0.57 sac bunts per game. Joe Sprake ranks 14th with two saves, and Dean McCarthy is 29th with a 14.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

UP NEXT
Elon continues its home stand this weekend with a three-game series against Indiana State this Friday through Sunday, Feb. 28-March 1. The Sycamores (2-5) will play at Cincinnati this Wednesday, Feb. 26 before making the trip down.